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The Kin in the Gene
2001-04-01
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In the past several decades there has been an explosion of research in genetics and on genetic inheritance. This new genetics is part of contemporary biomedicine and forecasts great advances in alleviating disease and prolonging human life. It also encompasses notions about biological family and kinship relations. I propose that with the advent of the new genetics, family and kinship are being medicalized. I explo...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 8728fd79-1ef6-5940-884f-78791a5c876b
- DOI
- 10.1086/320004